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Istanbul in November

Mild and damp, as the days shorten.

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years

November in Istanbul is mild: highs near 62°F, lows near 51°F. Rain falls on about two days a week, more often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 52 minutes from the first week to the last.November in Istanbul is mild: highs near 17°C, lows near 11°C. Rain falls on about two days a week, more often as the month goes on, and the days shorten by 52 minutes from the first week to the last.

High
62°F17°Caverage
Low
51°F11°Caverage
Wet days
2a week · 33% of days
Daylight
9h 50mon average

Is November a good time to visit Istanbul?

November sits outside Istanbul's best months, which run in two parts: May to June, or September to October. Expect mild days and rain on about two days a week.

How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 70°F to 80°F, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.How we judge it: every month is scored on how close its typical high comes to the range from 21°C to 27°C, how mild its nights are, and how rarely it rains. The best months are the run of months that scores best.

How November sits in the year

week by week

Temperature

Highs near 62°F in November, against 51°F to 86°F through the year.Highs near 17°C in November, against 11°C to 30°C through the year.

Chance of a wet day

33% of days in November, against 14% to 46% through the year.

Cloud cover

51% cover in November, against 10% to 62% through the year.

Daylight

9h 50m in November, against 9h 16m to 15h 04m through the year.

Week by week, lightly smoothed, with November shaded. The olive line marks the best months. Hover or tap a week for its figures.

Either side

  1. October71°22°low 59°low 15°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  2. November62°17°low 51°low 11°2 wet days a weekRain on about two days a week.
  3. December54°12°low 44°low 7°3 wet days a weekRain on about three days a week.

Where Istanbul sits, in November

Europe/Istanbul
this place
typical high in November 40°F4°C95°F35°C
Sunrise, mid-November
7:51 AMsets 5:47 PM
Above the sea
40 mlow-lying
Latitude
41.0°Nnorthern hemisphere
Nearest of ours
Ankara350 km east

The land around Istanbul, shaded by its typical high in November, the planning map's own layer. Hover the map for the figure at that spot; tap it on a phone. Clock times are local, for the 15th.

Elsewhere in Turkey in November

high · low · wet days
See November on the planning mapThe whole year in Istanbul

Typical weather, averaged over 30 years (1995–2024), from the 11 km grid square nearest Istanbul. Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 3.1°F cold in the source data and are raised to match.Temperatures are adjusted against 66 weather stations: daytime highs read about 1.7°C cold in the source data and are raised to match. Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not. Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.

Daylight is calculated from latitude. Charts are lightly smoothed week to week; the figures in the table are not.

Source: Copernicus ERA5-Land reanalysis; cloud cover from NASA's MERRA-2 reanalysis, on a coarser grid of about 50 km. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026; neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use of it. These are averages, not a forecast.